Hernan Cortez (dec 2, 1485 – dec 2, 1547)
Description:
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 2, 1485
dec 2, 1547
~ 62 years